The Cam paign to End Loneliness roadshow event \;&lsqu o\;Together in Tackling Loneliness&rsquo\; \;i n Hastings on 13th \;April 2026. By participat ing you will be able to join the UK wide conversat ion which is designed to shape action on lonelines s and social connection. There is a panel discussi on in the afternoon specifically on loneliness in the context of health and social care\, and the fi ndings will feed into an All Party Parliamentary G roup in Parliament later in the month.
\n \nDate and time: \;13th \;April \;2026\ , 10am- 16.00
\n \nThis is an in-person wor kshop event at \;Central Hall\, 6 Station Road \, Hastings\, East Sussex\, TN34 1NG. \;
\n \nOverview
\n \nThis is one of a serie s of roadshow events\, traveling around the UK\, w hich are designed to bring policy makers\, practit ioners\, researchers and people with lived experie nce together to tackle loneliness. Participants wi ll be able to join the UK wide conversation which is designed to shape action on loneliness and soci al connection. The event offers a mixture of infor mative talks\, interactive workshops\, and panel d iscussions to help us understand loneliness\, how it can be tackled\, and how we can create more con nected communities. The discussion and findings wi ll help shape the Campaign to End Loneliness strat egy going forward and will feed into the UK and de volved parliaments.
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\n \n < p>Event Highlights\n \n·\; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \;An audio mo ntage of lived experience
\n \n·\;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \;An a ddress for Paul Davies MP\, Co-Chair of APPG on Ta ckling Loneliness and Connected Communities
\n \n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The research evidence on loneliness< /p>\n \n
·\; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \;Understanding the everyday exp erience of loneliness
\n \n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Interact ive workshops using food and music to make connect ions
\n \n·\; \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \;Meet a social robot
\n \n·\; \; \; \; \; \ ; \; \;View our art exhibition &lsquo\;Thr eads of Connection&rsquo\;
\n \n·\;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Inf luencing policy &ndash\; the role of housing and p lace
\n \n\;Take home messages
\n \ n·\; \; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \;Share good practice: projects\, inter ventions\, research
\n \n·\; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \;Explore th e societal responsibility to act
\n \n&midd ot\; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\;Inspire\, connect\, and create memorable moment s
\n \n·\; \; \; \; \ ; \; \; \;Raise awareness through live d experience
\n \n·\; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \;Feed into \;U K parliamentary discussions
DESCRIPTION:The Campaign to End Loneliness roadshow event ‘Tog ether in Tackling Loneliness’ in Hastings on 13th April 2026. By participating you will be able to j oin the UK wide conversation which is designed to shape action on loneliness and social connection. There is a panel discussion in the afternoon speci fically on loneliness in the context of health and social care\, and the findings will feed into an All Party Parliamentary Group in Parliament later in the month.\n \n \n \n Date and time: 13th April 2026\, 10am- 16.00\n \n \n \n This is an in-perso n workshop event at Central Hall\, 6 Station Road\ , Hastings\, East Sussex\, TN34 1NG. \n \n \n \n O verview\n \n \n \n This is one of a series of road show events\, traveling around the UK\, which are designed to bring policy makers\, practitioners\, researchers and people with lived experience toget her to tackle loneliness. Participants will be abl e to join the UK wide conversation which is design ed to shape action on loneliness and social connec tion. The event offers a mixture of informative ta lks\, interactive workshops\, and panel discussion s to help us understand loneliness\, how it can be tackled\, and how we can create more connected co mmunities. The discussion and findings will help s hape the Campaign to End Loneliness strategy going forward and will feed into the UK and devolved pa rliaments.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Highlight s\n \n \n \n · An audio montage of lived exp erience\n \n \n \n · An address for Paul Dav ies MP\, Co-Chair of APPG on Tackling Loneliness a nd Connected Communities\n \n \n \n · The re search evidence on loneliness\n \n \n \n · U nderstanding the everyday experience of loneliness \n \n \n \n · Interactive workshops using fo od and music to make connections\n \n \n \n · Meet a social robot\n \n \n \n · View our art exhibition ‘Threads of Connection’\n \n \n \n · Influencing policy – the role of housing a nd place\n \n \n \n Take home messages\n \n \n \n · Share good practice: projects\, intervent ions\, research\n \n \n \n · Explore the soc ietal responsibility to act\n \n \n \n · Ins pire\, connect\, and create memorable moments\n \n \n \n · Raise awareness through lived exper ience\n \n \n \n · Feed into UK parliamentar y discussions\n \n CATEGORIES:Meeting CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260413T100000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260413T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260413T160000 LOCATION:Central Hall\n 6 Bank Buildings\n Station Road\n H astings\, TN34-1NG\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://hastingsvoluntaryaction.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=641 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR